The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in Social MovementsIn The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates diverse examples of protest—from nineteenth-century boycotts to recent movements—into a distinctive new understanding of how social movements work. Jasper highlights their creativity, not only in forging new morals but in adopting courses of action and inventing organizational forms. "A provocative perspective on the cultural implications of political and social protest."—Library Journal |
Contents
The Art of Protest | 1 |
BASIC APPROACHES | 17 |
The Classical Paradigms | 19 |
Basic Dimensions of Protest | 43 |
Cultural Approaches | 69 |
BIOGRAPHY CULTURE AND WILLINGNESS | 101 |
Not in Our Backyards Emotion Threat and Blame | 103 |
Whistleblowers Moral Principles in Action | 130 |
PROTEST AND THE BROADER CULTURE | 267 |
Culture and Resources The Arts of Persuasion | 269 |
Culture and Strategy States Audiences and Success | 293 |
Toward a Balanced Approach | 322 |
A NORMATIVE VIEW | 335 |
Lives Worth Living | 337 |
The Risks of Protest | 344 |
The Necessity of Protest | 367 |
Recruiting Animal Protectors Cognitive Dimensions | 152 |
MOVEMENT CULTURE | 181 |
Rituals and Emotions at Diablo Canyon Sustaining Activist Identities | 183 |
Culture and Biography The Pleasures of Protest | 210 |
Tastes in Tactics | 229 |
Direct and Indirect Action Boycotts and Moral Voice | 251 |
Appendix on Evidence | 381 |
Notes | 387 |
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The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in Social Movements James M. Jasper No preview available - 1999 |
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